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Welcome to El Ancon ...

El Ancon is located in San Miguel County<1>.

El Ancon is 6,070 feet [1,850 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of El Ancon is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: El Ancon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for El Ancon: 575

Communities near El Ancon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Ancon.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around El Ancon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Ancon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Ancon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Ancon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Ancon. See our Newspapers Page for El Ancon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Ancon ...

Looking for more information about El Ancon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to El Ancon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Ancon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Ancon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.